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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tempest 3000 - Psychedelic Visual Adrenalin, December 24, 2000
Tempest 3000 by Jeff Minter is finally here, and it was well worth the wait. The graphics are about what you expect if you've seen the NUON demo, only the frame rate is much higher. Webs pulsate, twist, & turn, plasma is abundant and everything has an altogether nice look to it. Vectors are actually sharp and well-defined, while the plasma effects give an ethereal appearance to it all, along with the procedural textures of the web. Gameplay is refined, and a step above Tempest 2000, its predecessor on the Atari Jaguar, with the addition of guided shots and a now limited jump, which makes everything a lot more tense. If NUON has a killer-app, this is it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mmmmm .... psychedelic brain candy. Tasty., August 3, 2002
This is one of those hot/cold games: you either get it or you don't. If you were born before 1972, or can't get enough of "classic" games like the original arcade Tempest, this game might be enough to induce you to buy a Nuon-capable machine along with a compatible joystick before they become impossible to find.That said, if you're more interested in state of the art graphics, or a game with a story or an ending, or you haven't played any arcade game older than Street Fighter II, steer clear of this and get something for the Playstation 2, XBOX, or GameCube instead. This is an abstract, highly stylized game that the younger set may not like. It may also seen repetitive to do level after level of shooting nasties, and if you don't like the idea of repeating a failed level until you get it right, try something else. This disc, along with the similarly trippy Virtual Light Machine included on the hardware, is the reason I bought a Nuon machine. It's full of swirling lights and colors, non-stop techno music, and fast and furious gameplay that is best appreciated on a big screen with the lights down and the sound UP. Its pick-up-and-play simplicity is straight from the video arcades of the 1980s. The now-bankrupt NUON company didn't release much interesting software or hardware, but this game is a masterpiece. The nation of Wales should designate programmer Jeff "Yak" Minter a national treasure.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps the most addicting game ever!, December 18, 2000
This game is INSANE! The visuals on it are like nothing you've ever seen before, and you're not likely to see anything like this on current or upcoming game systems either (due to the unique way they're implemented on NUON). This game is worth the price of a NUON enhanced DVD player easily. KILLER APP!
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